shiny (version 1.0.1)

textInput: Create a text input control

Description

Create an input control for entry of unstructured text values

Usage

textInput(inputId, label, value = "", width = NULL, placeholder = NULL)

Arguments

inputId
The input slot that will be used to access the value.
label
Display label for the control, or NULL for no label.
value
Initial value.
width
The width of the input, e.g. '400px', or '100%'; see validateCssUnit.
placeholder
A character string giving the user a hint as to what can be entered into the control. Internet Explorer 8 and 9 do not support this option.

Value

A text input control that can be added to a UI definition.

See Also

updateTextInput Other input elements: actionButton, checkboxGroupInput, checkboxInput, dateInput, dateRangeInput, fileInput, numericInput, passwordInput, radioButtons, selectInput, sliderInput, submitButton, textAreaInput

Examples

Run this code
## Only run examples in interactive R sessions
if (interactive()) {

ui <- fluidPage(
  textInput("caption", "Caption", "Data Summary"),
  verbatimTextOutput("value")
)
server <- function(input, output) {
  output$value <- renderText({ input$caption })
}
shinyApp(ui, server)
}

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